Little Shelby had a lot of hardship in her life. When her mother passed away, she and her siblings lived with their father. Even though her father was a womanizer and spent most of his time in the juke - joint. Shelby knew that he did the best he could. After losing her father, things started going wrong for Shelby. After a few failed relationships, Shelby met Lentz. Her life would never be the same. Shelby was beat almost once a week. She thought that she could find love from men. All she really had to do was look inside her heart. Shelby found that just because her life started as an upward battle. It didn't have to end up that way. She found that she could be her own person and not a punching bag........